Feb. 18, 2005
News Advisory

TO: News editors, assignment editors, city editors, photo editors, education reporters

FROM: Amy Hewes, Cal Poly College of Engineering,
(805) 756-6402, ahewes@calpoly.edu

WHAT: Cal Poly Engineering Students Sponsor Community Outreach Projects, offering good photo opportunities and education features.

WHEN: All Part of National Engineers Week, February 20-26

WHERE: Across San Luis Obispo County; see below

SAN LUIS OBISPO - - As part of National Engineers Week outreach efforts,
Cal Poly engineering students will visit local elementary schools in
order to inspire a new generation of youngsters to consider careers in
engineering. More than 20 Cal Poly student volunteers will present
hands-on engineering activities to fourth graders at Hawthorne
Elementary, C.L. Smith Elementary, Pacheco Elementary, Monarch Grove
Elementary, and Old Mission Elementary. The presentations at Pacheco
will include a Spanish language component because of the “dual
immersion” nature of the school.

The schedule of presentations is as follows:

School Teacher Phone Day Time
Old Mission Jan Mello 543-6091 Tuesday, Feb. 22 1:15-2:30 p.m.
Pacheco Susan Fassiotto 596-4081 Tuesday, Feb.22 1:15-2:30 p.m.
Hawthorne Juli Dye 596-4070 Wednesday,
Feb. 23		 9:15-10:30 a.m.
Pacheco Susan Fassiotto 596-4081 Wednesday,
Feb. 23		 1:15-2:30 p.m.
Monarch Grove Rachel Schmaeling 534-2844 Wednesday,
Feb. 23		 9:15-10:15 a.m.
C.L. Smith Lynnly Sainsbury 596-0279 Thursday, Feb. 24 10:15-11:30 p.m.

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